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The Measles Initiative Vaccinates One Billion Children in First DecadeAugust 4, 2011 The Measles Initiative today announced it has helped vaccinate one billion children in more than 60 developing countries since 2001, making... |
Romania Joins Fight against Polio, Funds Vaccinations for 40,000 ChildrenJuly 27, 2011 The United Nations Foundation today welcomed Romania’s announcement that it was joining the |
UN Foundation's Wirth on Security Council climate and security debateJuly 20, 2011 Statement by Timothy E. Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation, on today’s debate in the Security Council on the impact of climate... |
Youth Voices Stand Up Against Child MarriageJuly 18, 2011 More than sixteen thousand U.S. teens and supporters today stood together, calling on the Obama Administration’s continued leadership to... |
United Nations Foundation Thanks International Advertising Association's New York ChapterJuly 15, 2011 The United Nations Foundation’s Vice President of Communications and Public Relations, Aaron Sherinian, made the following statement today... |
Healthier Women Build Stronger Families & CommunitiesJuly 11, 2011 On World Population Day, United Nations Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner released the following statement urging global investment in... |
Fabio Barbosa Joins the United Nations Foundation as the Newest Member of its Board of DirectorsJuly 7, 2011 The United Nations Foundation announced today that Fabio Colletti Barbosa, President of the Supervisory Board of Banco Santander Brasil, and... |
United Nations Foundation Announces 2011 Journalism FellowshipJuly 6, 2011 This September, attention will again focus on the United Nations as world leaders gather in New York for an unprecedented summit to address some... |
Mashable, 92nd Street Y and UN Foundation Present 2nd Annual Social Good SummitJuly 5, 2011
Harnessing New and Social Media to Solve Global Problems |
Injection safety efforts eliminate immunization-related infections in sub-Saharan AfricaJuly 1, 2011 The Measles Initiative and the GAVI Alliance (formerly the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) announced today that infections... |
Hundreds of Chicago Teens Unite for Girls Around the WorldJuly 1, 2011 Hundreds of area teens came together today at a special event to tell the world that they care about the health, education and future of girls... |
United Nations Foundation, Lutheran World Relief, and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Announce $45 Million Campaign to Fight MalariaJune 30, 2011 Today, the United Nations Foundation, Lutheran World Relief (LWR) and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) announced the launch of... |
Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Announces New Executive DirectorJune 28, 2011 The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves today announced that Radha Muthiah will serve as the Alliance’s Executive Director. She will lead... |
"Mobilizing Development" Reveals How a Global Mobile Operator and the UN Catalyze InnovationJune 22, 2011 The United Nations Foundation announced today the launch of a new |
UN Foundation Board Points to Innovation and Partnership as Keys to Solving Global ProblemsJune 21, 2011 Twelve of the world’s leading voices for global progress and change are gathering this week for the United Nations Foundation Board of... |
Ted Turner Statement: UN General Assembly Appoints Ban Ki-moon to Second Term as United Nations Secretary-GeneralJune 21, 2011 United Nations Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner, traveling in Norway with UN Foundation Board members, released the following... |
Chris Helfrich Appointed Director of the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets CampaignJune 20, 2011 Please note: This release was updated on 6/20/2011 at 6PM ET. The United Nations Foundation announced today the appointment of... |
UNA-USA 2011 Annual Meeting: A Strong American Voice for the UNJune 13, 2011 The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) convenes in Washington this week to as further proof of |
WNBA Chicago Sky and UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets Campaign Honor Local ChampionsJune 10, 2011 Today in Chicago, the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign — a global, grassroots movement to save lives by preventing... |
Talk Radio Day, Live From the United NationsJune 9, 2011 The United Nations Foundation and Talkers Magazine today host the sixth annual "Talk Radio Day at the UN." More than 20 talk radio hosts from... |
